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Treasury Sanctions Gulf Cartel Drug Trafficker Action Targets Mexican Cocaine Trafficker, Abel Briones Ruiz, And His Support Network

May 21, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … border for sale in the United States, including in Texas and Tennessee.  On May 18, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas unsealed cocaine trafficking charges against Briones …
May 21, 2015
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

April 24, 2014
… U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas, and FBI El Paso Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. … District Judge Kathleen Cardone in the Western District of Texas.  In addition, Judge Cardone ordered Gallegos … of Prisons; the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service; the Texas Department of Public Safety; the Texas Department of …
April 24, 2014
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Authorities Arrest 5 Linked To LA "Pill Mill"

January 13, 2015
… prescriptions, distributed prescription painkillers in Texas LOS ANGELES - After a federal grand jury issued a 33-count indictment last week, authorities in Texas and Southern California this morning arrested five … for cash and obtained drugs that were shipped to Texas for sale on the black market. Two other defendants …
January 13, 2015
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Midland DTO Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

February 14, 2025
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov MIDLAND, Texas – A Mexican national unlawfully residing in Texas was sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for …
February 14, 2025
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Court Sentences Mobile Man to 292 Months Imprisonment in Multi-Defendant Interstate Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

December 14, 2023
… established that Christopher Perales, from the state of Texas, would regularly supply Crumpton in Mobile, Alabama, … a joint checking account at Woodforest National Bank in Texas in order for Crumpton to be able to pay Perales for … courier/driver who would transport the methamphetamine from Texas to Lafayette, Louisiana for Perales. Once in …
December 14, 2023
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40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

September 13, 2021
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … keep the community safe, FBI’s Dallas Field Division, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and their federal, state, …
September 13, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Presidentially pardoned San Antonio man once again arrested on federal drug charges

December 10, 2020
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … on federal drug trafficking charges, including 41-year-old Texas Syndicate Lieutenant Hilario Nieto who previously … Houston Division; U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer ; and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven …
December 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Barrio Azteca Gang Associate Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Participating In Racketeering Conspiracy

September 29, 2016
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … District Judge Kathleen Cardone of the Western District of Texas for racketeering conspiracy; conspiracy to distribute … into a transnational criminal organization based in West Texas; Juarez, Mexico; and throughout state and federal …
September 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Jasper County Man Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

August 06, 2025
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas – A Jasper man has been charged with federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
August 06, 2025
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Texoma HIDTA’s Caprock Initiative Honored at National HIDTA Awards Ceremony

April 03, 2025
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … alarming rise in fentanyl overdoses in and around Lubbock, Texas. The Caprock Initiative has reached nearly 26,000 …
April 03, 2025
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Final Men Sent to Prison for Their roles in International Cocaine and Drug Money Conspiracy

November 04, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov LAREDO, Texas – Two Texans have been sentenced for their roles in … of cocaine from the Laredo border to major cities in Texas, Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and …
November 04, 2024
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Eleven Meth, Cocaine Traffickers Charged in Amarillo

January 06, 2021
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez.  “The Yellow Rose of Texas is safer today as we bring justice to those drug …
January 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal jury finds leader of Cartel Del Noreste guilty on all charges

July 24, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov WACO, Texas - In Waco today, a federal jury convicted 38-year-old … remained in federal custody since his arrest in Baytown, Texas, on September 28, 2016. He faces up to life in federal …
July 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Jake’s Fireworks Owner Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

January 18, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas – Two Jake’s Fireworks defendants, including the owner … drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
January 18, 2022
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Nine Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 12, 2021
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … in drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
November 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Carrizo Springs doctor and office manager arrested on federal drug, health care fraud and identity theft charges

May 31, 2019
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … doctor with multiple offices throughout the Southwest Texas border area and his office manager face federal … Glaspy, Houston Division; U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; and, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. A 20-count federal grand …
May 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve Indicted For Alleged Drug Trafficking In Odessa Area

October 28, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … local authorities include: Herman Chavez, 23, of Odessa, Texas; Manuel Muro, 28, of Odessa; Saul Melendez, 20, of … to the arrests include: Osvelia Rodriguez, 51, of Pecos, Texas; Daisy Castor, 30, of Odessa; and, Jesus Astorga …
October 28, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor

May 26, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Muhammad Faridi, 41, of Murphy, was sentenced to 108 …
May 26, 2017
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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Drug Trafficker

January 27, 2017
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso man faces between ten years and life in … David Lopez had been transporting marijuana from El Paso, Texas to cities in the United States from August 2001 until …
January 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Fallen Hero – Operation Bombardier

February 24, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … partners in crime who are operating on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border,” said Thomas Hinojosa, Acting Special … Saenz, Acting U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas. Participating in these joint operations were: ATF, …
February 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Defendants Indicted In Large Scale Drug Trafficking And International Money Laundering Conspiracies

November 03, 2014
… indictments have been unsealed charging eight defendants in Texas, California, Arizona, and Alaska with conspiring to … two men - Omar Alejandro Alfaro and Jose Ramon Canales, of Texas, with conspiring to distribute approximately 12 … the indictment, the first sales which occurred in person in Texas, consisted of a total of six kilograms of heroin and …
November 03, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin Trafficker From Rowlett Sentenced

June 08, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS - Brittany Anders, 32, of Rowlett, Texas was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Jane J. …
June 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Gregg County Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Violations

August 23, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - A 29-year-old Kilgore, Texas man has been sentenced …
August 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Jefferson County Man Guilty Of Drug Trafficking Violations

February 12, 2014
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - A 25-year-old Port Arthur, Texas man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking violations …
February 12, 2014
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Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Possession Of Methamphetamine

April 16, 2015
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … compartment of Charre’s vehicle. Charre was travelling from Texas to Tulsa. The drugs had a value of at least $46,000. …
April 16, 2015
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Numbers

September 29, 2015
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … back prescription drugs at 127 locations throughout North Texas and Oklahoma.   The NTBI was an all-day event.  A …
September 29, 2015
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Defendant Sentenced To Serve 30 Years In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Conviction

November 02, 2015
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 (FORT WORTH, - Texas - A defendant who pleaded guilty this summer to an …
November 02, 2015
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Heroin Traffickers Sentenced

February 09, 2016
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - Two individuals, both in the U.S. illegally, have …
February 09, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Hardin County Man Sentenced For Drug Violations

February 14, 2017
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas -  A 28-year-old Silsbee, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal …
February 14, 2017
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Trucker Arrested With 33 Kilograms Of Cocaine Pleads Guilty

August 03, 2017
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Hugo Morales, 45, of Edinburg, Texas, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the …
August 03, 2017